Sightings of Butterflies in Suffolk
Butterfly Conservation is a registered
charity dedicated to the conservation of butterflies and moths.
The Branch is always grateful for butterfly records and a
recording form can be downloaded from the conservation section of this
website. We would be particularly grateful for records away from the
coast and information on the following species: Dingy Skipper,
Dingy Skipper,
Green Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak, White Letter Hairstreak,
Silver-studded Blue, Wall Brown, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Grayling and Small
Heath.
However we are always interested in
sightings of any butterflies in any location in Suffolk.
You can
email them to
sightings@suffolkbutterflies.org.uk and they will appear below within a few days.
If you see a
Brimstone this record will also
be passsed to the Brimstone and Buckthorn
project
Please include the date, how many of
each butterfly species seen, location
with an ordnance survey grid reference if possible, and your name (if
you want to). If you would like to contribute to the annual survey
please read the notes on the Recording
page.
Regular recorders are urged to use
the website to inform others of interesting sightings, but please do
continue to send all your records to the county recorder at the end of
the season as usual.
| Date |
Butterflies seen (and
other relevant information) |
Location |
Click
on Grid Reference for OS Map |
Name |
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| 16 May |
1 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Peacock, 6 Orange Tips (m), 1 Brimstone
(m), 2 Small White, 1 Green-veined White |
Slade
Bottom Kentford |
TL7871 |
Twm Wade |
| 16 May |
>7 Orange Tips (m), 2 Orange Tips (f), >7 Speckled Wood, 2 Large
White, >8 Green-veined White, 1 Brimstone (m), 1 Small Copper |
Ermine
Street (south) Kings Forest |
centred on
TL7972 |
Twm Wade |
| 16 May |
1 Small Copper, 1 Small Heath |
Rampart Field Lackford |
TL788715 |
Twm Wade |
| 7 May |
Speckled Wood - 1, Holly Blue - 2, Large White - 2. Small White
- 2 |
SW Ipswich |
TM134428 |
Richard Perryman |
| 6 May |
Holly Blue (x3) - seems to be the peak of their cycle here this
year, Small White, Orange Tip (x2), Brimstone |
Ixworth |
TL933705 |
Mike Dean |
| 6 May |
Speckled Wood- 10, Orange-tip - 20 (12m, 8f), Large White- 4,
Small White- 5, Green- veined White- 6, Holly Blue- 6,
Brimstone- 1 m, Peacock- 1, Comma- 2 |
Hadleigh Railway Walk |
TM060404 to
TM041411 |
Bill Stone |
| 5 May |
Large White 5, Small White 9, Green veined White 6, Orange tip 6
(2m, 4f), Holly Blue 9 (8m, 1f), Brimstone 1m, Comma 1, Speckled
Wood 7 |
Landseer Park, Ipswich |
TM175427 |
Bill Stone |
| 3 May |
Green Hairstreak 2 (my first of the year), Brimstone 3m, Small
Tortoiseshell 2, Large White 3, Small White 2, Orange-tip 2f,
Comma 3, Holly Blue 15+ |
Holywells Park |
TM175434 |
Bill Stone |
| 2 May |
2 Green-veined White, other whites moving fast, 2 Comma, 1 Holly
Blue, 2 Orange Tip (f), 1 Orange Tip (m) |
Landwade to Beech House on A142. Exning |
TL625670 |
Twm Wade |
| 2 May |
4 Holly Blue, 1 Comma, 4 Speckled Wood (2 in courting flight), 1
Large White and other whites moving fast |
along
Byway 24 - Exning |
TL611676 |
Twm Wade |
| 2 May |
A short walk in the King's Forest this afternoon produced a
dozen Orange-tips including a mating pair, a dwarf form female
taking nectar from ground ivy (along with 4 Brimstones on the
same clump) and at least one dwarf form male. There was a
distinct shortage of nectar sources and not a lot of mustard or
jack-by-the hedge. The bird's-foot trefoil is low to the ground
and Dingy Skipper looks like being late this year. |
Kings
Forest |
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Rob Parker |
| 2 May |
2 Holly Blue, 1 Large White, 1 Orange Tip (female) |
NE
Ipswich |
TM191456 |
Richard Perryman |
| 1 May |
1 Small Copper, 6+ Peacock |
Minsmere |
TM467671 |
Richard Perryman |
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| 29 Apr |
1 Green-veined White, 1 Small White |
SW Ipswich |
TM134428 |
Richard Perryman |
| 28 Apr |
2 Orange Tip (male) & 1 Orange Tip Female. These were my
first Orange Tips in the year and the first female I positively
identified ever. Thereafter, the day got more cloudy. |
off byway at Elveden Park |
TL822792 (m)
TL822786 (f) |
Twm Wade |
| 25 Apr |
One Green-veined White and 3 Speckled Woods between 3.00 & 4.00
pm. I saw other species except the Orange Tip and Comma.
For me this was especially pleasing as the route was 'trashed'
this winter and had been a desert. Now plants are coming up and
butterflies are using it. |
Landwade end of Exning
Byway 24 |
TL614679 |
Twm Wade |
| 25 Apr |
I had my first Orange-tips and a Holly blue today |
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Rob Parker |
| 24 Apr |
2 Small White, 1 Orange Tip (male) - maybe the same one I saw on
Sunday |
SW Ipswich |
TM134428 |
Richard Perryman |
| 24 Apr |
1 Brimstone (female), 2 Comma, 2 unidentified Whites, 5+ Peacock |
Alton Water |
TM148358 |
Richard Perryman |
| 23 Apr |
Old Hall Wood area, Belstead- - 5 Peacock, 1 Comma, 1 Speckled
Wood, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Green veined White |
Old Hall Wood |
TM124 401 |
Bill Stone |
| 23 Apr |
In my garden 2 Comma, 2 Holly Blue, 2 Peacock, 1 Small White |
SE Ipswich |
TM172430 |
Bill Stone |
| 22 Apr |
1 Small White. Freshly emerged and still drying its wings
(Photo). Caterpillars had fed
on ornamental cabbage last year. |
SW Ipswich |
TM134428 |
Richard Perryman |
| 21 Apr |
At Alton Water (Argent Manor area) - Peacock (3+), Small
Tortoiseshell (1) |
Alton Water |
TM144358 |
Bill Stone |
| 21 Apr |
In my Ipswich garden today - Speckled Wood (2), Green-veined
White (1), Comma (3), Peacock (1), Small Tortoiseshell (1). |
SE Ipswich |
TM172430 |
Bill Stone |
| 21 Apr |
1 Orange Tip, 1 Comma |
SW Ipswich |
TM134428 |
Richard Perryman |
| 21 Apr |
Male brimstone in flight in my garden 11.30 sat. 20th april.
Sunny and strong breeze. Postcode CO10 2RX if that helps to
locate. |
Great Cornard |
TL883414 |
Yvonne Davies |
| 20 Apr |
After the enjoyable day out in Wherstead and Bentley looking for
trees rather than butterflies(!) I came home to Barnham and
found this fresh GVW (photo) on the ivy. |
Barnham |
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Paul Harrison |
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Also thought you might like to the the pair of
Brimstones (photo) I found in the
woods to the north of Thetford Heath. |
Thetford Heath |
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Paul Harrison |
| 20 Apr |
1 Small White |
NE Ipswich |
TM191456 |
Richard Perryman |
| 20 Apr |
1 Small White, 2 Comma, ! Small Tortoiseshell |
SW Ipswich |
TM134428 |
Richard Perryman |
| 15 Apr |
1 Brimstone in a garden |
West Stow |
TL820700 |
Celia Jeal |
| 15 Apr |
5 Comma in the morning sun on and around sallow catkins |
Nowton Park |
TL860610 |
Rob Parker |
| 15 Apr |
1 Comma |
SW Ipswich |
TM134428 |
Richard Perryman |
| 15 Apr |
1 Small Tortoiseshell on my transect (first day above weather
minima), another in my garden later |
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TL840640 |
Rob Parker |
| 14 Apr |
2 Peacock, 2 Comma, 3+ Brimstone (all males), |
Ipswich |
TM172430 |
Bill Stone |
| 14 Apr |
6 brimstones and 1 comma |
Holywells Park |
TM175435 |
Robert Brown |
| 14 Apr |
Male Brimstone (flew over garden) |
Walpole |
TM364744 |
Gary Last |
| 13 Apr |
1 Brimstone settled on Choysia in my garden at 11:15
during a sunny spell at 10C |
Bury St Edmunds |
TL840640 |
Rob Parker |
| 13 Apr |
I saw : 1comma, 1 peacock and 1 male brimstone |
Lackford Lakes |
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Robert Brown |
| 13 Apr |
Comma (settled on path) and Male Brimstone (flew over garden).
Brimstone seen twice. Not sure whether same butterfly. |
Walpole |
TM364744 |
Gary Last |
| 13 Apr |
Three Peacock, one Small Tortoiseshell at Alton Water Nature
Reserve |
Alton Water |
TM132381 |
Bill Stone |
| 13 Apr |
Comma - 1 |
NE Ipswich |
TM191456 |
Lynne Perryman |
| 13 Apr |
Small Tortoiseshell - 1 |
SW Ipswich |
TM134428 |
Richard Perryman |
| 10 Apr |
2 male Brimstone, 3 Comma |
Holywells Park |
TM175435 |
Helen Saunders |
| 7 Apr |
Brimstone |
Stoke by Clare |
TL741433 |
Helen Saunders |
| 7 Apr |
Small Tortoiseshell - 2. Reported on Landguard Bird
Observatory website |
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| 6 Apr |
At last, yesterday at 2pm with the temperature rising through 6C
in Bury St Edmunds, I saw my first butterfly of the year - one
Brimstone flew out of the ivy in a particularly well sheltered
sunny glade. |
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Rob Parker |
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| 31 Mar |
Small Tortoiseshell. There was bright cloud and warm-ish
dry soil with sheltering woodland behind it. About 20 minutes
after I saw the butterfly, it started to snow!
Temp
on car guage registering a heady 2 degrees! |
Great Barton |
TL900671 |
Vince Lea |
| 18 Mar |
Saw a Small tortoiseshell today in the warm sunshine around
lunchtime |
Ipswich Golf Club |
TM208432 |
Neil Sherman |
| 18 Mar |
Male Brimstone in our garden this morning sunning itself on a
leaf |
SW Ipswich |
TM172430 |
Bill Stone |
| 5 Mar |
Brimstone male in flight today 05.03.13 at 1.15pm |
Waldringfield |
TM280451 |
Peter Maddison |
| 5 Mar |
2 Small tortoiseshell and a Peacock seen today in the warm
sunshine |
Ipswich Golf Club |
TM208432 |
Neil Sherman |
| 5 Mar |
Small Tortoiseshell, Comma |
Purdis Heath |
TM2142 |
Julian Dowding |
| 5 Mar |
Brimstone and Comma spotted in the sunshine at Culford today. |
Culford |
TL8370 |
Paul Harrison |
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| 28 Feb |
Saw a peacock butterfly enjoying the spring sunshine today at
12.45 |
Newmarket |
TL629652 |
Julian Webb |
| 19 Feb |
One Brimstone seen flying in Barton Mills on a sunny day |
Barton Mills |
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Norma Chapman |
| 15 Feb |
Peacock |
near Lowestoft |
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| 4 Feb |
I saw a red admiral on 4 Feb which was quite a nice day |
Theberton |
TM444663 |
Andrew Leng |
| 4 Feb |
Red Admiral, Peacock |
North Cove |
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| 9 Jan |
Saw 2 Red admirals this afternoon (9/1/2013) at Ipswich Golf
club, Suffolk (TM208432), flying around together in the warm
sunshine. My first butterfly sighting for 2013 |
Ipswich Golf Club |
TM208432 |
Neil Sherman |
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